Conference of Youth (COY) to be held in Paris, will screen “Shunte Ki Pao!” (Are You Listening!), written and directed by Kamar Ahmad Simon. To attend a Director’s Talk followed by the screening, French consulate in Dhaka has invited Kamar to visit Paris later this month.
Ahead of COP 21 organised by the United Nations, the 11th edition of COY 11 is expected to be attended by more than 5000 youth participants from around the world. The objective of the conference is to represent the youth voice of COP 21 summit attended by the world leaders.
After the COY 11, the Director is also invited to screen the film and give a talk at the Sciences Po, an intentionally recognised university for Politics and International studies. At the same time, the Cultural Ministry of France has invited the film and the director for a special screening at the library of the historical city of Le Blanc-Mesnil.
“The opportunity to share my view as a filmmaker with the youth leadership at a time like this is a tough job. Like my film, my intention will be to place the stories of the masses at the forefront,” said Kamar.
Written and directed by Kamar Ahmad Simon and produced by Sara Afreen, “Shunte Ki Pao!” was the winner of Grand Prix as the best feature of 35th Cinema du reel in Paris and Golden Conch winner of 13th MIFF in Mumbai. It was the curtain opener of 55th Dok Leipzig in Germany, the oldest documentary festival and was also in the official selection of 25th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.